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2014.47.1

Adze with green stone blade socketed in rotating wooden handle. [FB 08/05/2014]

2014.47.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Adze with green stone blade socketed in rotating wooden handle. [FB 08/05/2014]
Long description
Adze with green stone blade socketed in rotating wooden handle bound with plant fibre and cane. Inserted into wooden handle through round perforation in handle. [FB 08/05/2014]
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
West Papua Teluk Jos Sudarso (Humboldt Bay)
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1876
Date collected
1872 - 1876
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1886 Found unentered: 08/05/2014
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Stone, Material Cane Plant, Material Resin Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Process Carved, Process Ground, Process Bound, Process Polished, Process Twisted, Process Socketed
Dimensions
Depth: max 55 mm, Width: max 350 mm, Length: max 505 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2014.47.1 Other numbers: 1

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Adze, Axe

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